1996 Ford Explorer latches & locks problems
35 complaints about latches & locks have been filed for the 1996 Ford Explorer, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 2% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
While driving on interstate highway and attempting to correct direction of vehicle. It rotated conter-clockwise and went into a slide. Vehicle rolled over 4 timess. In addition, during its first rotation, door latch failed, door opened and driver partially ejected. Driver died from fatal injuries and passsenger wa s injured. Driver was not informed by ford of recall regarding door latches and locks (96v-070).
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford explorer. The contact stated that the hatchback support gate would not properly support the glass. Also, the child safety locks do not work properly. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer for inspection. She notified the manufacturer and they stated that her vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 97v137000 (structure:body:hatchback/lift gate:support device) or NHTSA campaign id number 96v070000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch).
Other problems reported for the 1996 Ford Explorer
- Tires 650 complaints
- Cruise control 155 complaints
- Brakes 149 complaints
- Suspension 112 complaints
- Transmission 96 complaints
- Engine 84 complaints
- Seat belts 81 complaints
- Body & structure 70 complaints